Acclaimed actress Kimberly Hébert Gregory, best known for her role as Dr. Belinda Brown on the HBO series “Vice Principals,” died on Oct. 3 at the age of 52, Parade reports.

Her ex-husband, actor and singer Chester Gregory, confirmed her death in an emotional social media post .

In a moving tribute, Chester Gregory called her “brilliance embodied.”

“A Black woman whose mind lit every room, whose presence carried both fire and grace.… So much more than ex-wife, you were my friend. Our son, the song we wrote together, is the living echo of your light,” he wrote.

Tributes from friends and co-stars quickly followed.

Walton Goggins, who starred with Gregory in “Vice Principals,” remembered her as “one of the best I’ve ever worked with.” He added, “she made me laugh like no other. A pro

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